Well, it looks like the Guardian’s ‘Corrections’ editor will have more work to do, as the Daily Mail is reporting that another footballer cited by McGreal, Chelsea forward Eden Hazard, has also denied signing the petition.

The Daily Mail’s Charles Sale wrote:

“Hazard had not contributed to the petition. His agent John Bico said: ‘Eden never speaks about his political opinions and he certainly never signed anything.'”

You can email Guardian readers’ editor Chris Elliott (reader@guardian.co.uk), and Tweet Chris McGreal (@ChrisMcGreal), to point out the additional error.

Chelsea, and some supporters (including some prominent lawyers) are already on the case, and are very unhappy that Hazard’s name has been used in this way. If the lie is not corrected, Chelsea would probably sue, which would be a far more damaging to them than just having to print a correction. Be good to see Chris McGreal scurrying for a lawyer too.

I think I’ve noted this elsewhere but it bears repeating here: the fact that BDS constantly lies about what it’s “achieved” and doesn’t seem to believe that its factual successes are sufficient to establish itself makes it impossible to take it seriously as anything other than a bigoted fringe movement.